Lawson v. State

Citations

• 62 Miss. 556

Syllabus

<p>Assault and Battery. With cowhide. Saving a pistol. Section 2983, Code 1880, construed.</p> <p>Section 2983 of the Code of 1880 makes it a felony for “any person to assault and beat another with a cowhide, whip, or stick, having at the time in his possession a pistol or other deadly weapon, with intent to intimidate the person assaulted and prevent him from defending himself.” Where a person assaults and beats another with a cowhide, having in his possession a pistol with the intent to intimidate the assaulted person and prevent him from defending himself, the statute is violated even though the pistol be not exhibited and the assaulted person does not know that his assailant has a pistol.</p>